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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpamperpam‧per /ˈpæmpə $ -ər/ verb [transitive]LOOK AFTER somebodyto look after someone very kindly, for example by giving them the things that they want and making them feel warm and comfortableSYN spoilShe spent her childhood as the pampered daughter of a wealthy family.pamper yourselfPamper yourself with a stay in one of our luxury hotels.→ See Verb table

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pamper• More importantly, I felt thoroughly pampered.• As for the camels, never have I seen animals so pampered.• But it's not just the bride who must be pampered.• I had become spoilt and pampered.• Mr. Spielvogel pampers all his majorclients.• Indeed, during their married life he mostly pampered her.• She pampered herself at the end of the day with a long hotbath.• Reese is the rich and pampered one, Lane the ambitious one, Peyton the promiscuous one.• She really pampers that dog - it's even got its own little bed next to hers.• Beauty for boys is a growing business - it's not just the girls who enjoypampering themselves.• Take some time out to pamper yourself with an aromatherapymassage.pamper yourself• An evening in and alone, a whole evening just to pamper yourself.• As she attends to the needs of others, she daydreams about pampering herself.• Beauty for boys is a growing business - it's not just the girls who enjoy pampering themselves.Originpamper(1300-1400) Probably from Dutch